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PAPER GUTTER.

No. 393,627. Patented Nov 7, 1888.l

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` LEO EHRLICH, OF S'I. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO THE AMERICAN ROLL PAPER COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

PAPER-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 393.627, dated November 27, 1888.

Application filed March 1'2, i888. Serial No. 267,000. (No modeLl To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEO EHRLroI-I, of the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented a certainV new and useful Improvement in Paper-Gutters, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification, and in which- Figure I is afront elevation of my improved machine. Fig. II is a side view. Fig. III is a side view slightly modified, and Fig. IV is an enlarged detail section taken on line IV IV, Fig. II.

My invention relates to improvements in paper-cutters; and my invention consists in features of novelty hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents a suitable base, and 2 represents end pieces or supports secured to the base.

4 represents the roller upon which the paper 5 is wound. The journals 6 of the roller fit in notches 7 in the tops of the end pieces 2. One of the journals is provided with a ratchetwheel. This ratchct-wheel is engaged by a rack, 10, pivoted to one end of a link, 11, at 12. The rack is held upon the ratchet-wheel by means of a spring, 13. The link 11 is pivoted at 14 to an arm, 15, secured to one of the end pieces 2, and the lower end of this link 11 is connected by means of a spring, 16, to the base 1.

17 represents a second link connecting the link 11 to a frame, 18, pivoted at 19 to the ends 2. This frame 18 is composed of vertical end pieces 20 and a top cross-piece, 21. The crosspiece 21 is provided with a handle, 22.

The operation of the device is as follows: "When a piece of paper is to be removed, a person takes hold of the handle 22, and moves it, and the parts to which it is connected, including the rack 10, of course, from the position shown in full lines, Fig. III, to the position shown in dotted lines in this figure, or toward that position, as the parts may be moved more or less, as required. This movement of the parts turns the roller and unwinds the paper, and the parts are moved more or less, according to the amount of paper desired at any one time. As soon as the handle is released the spring 16 moves the parts back to their normal position, and the paper is then cut off. The cross-piece 2l forms the knife by which the paper is cut off, as shown in Fig. I.

In the form shown in Fig. III the links 11 and 17 and the spring 16 are dispensed with; and to accomplish their office a counterbalance-weight, 30, is placed upon the horizontally-extending end 31 of thc lower end of the frame 1S. These weights act to move the parts back to their normal position, as shown in full lines, Fig. III, after they have been moved, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. III, to turn the roller. In this form the springs 13 are also dispensed with, and a counterbalance, 32, is placed on'the inner end of the rack 10.

Fig. IV shows an enlarged section of the roller and one of the journals 6, and an enlarged edge View of the ratchet-wheel S. The journal 6 is provided with a collar or flange, 34, fitting inside of one of the ends 2, and the ratchet-wheel 8 iits on the outside.

I claim as my invention 1. In a paper-cutter, the combination of the support, roller resting on the support, a pivoted frame, a rack secured to the frame, and a knife, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In apapereutter, the combination of the support, roller fitting in the support, a pivoted frame, a knife, a rack secured to the frame, a handle on the frame for moving it in one direction, and a spring for moving the frame in the other direction, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In apaper-cutter, the combination of the support, roller fitting in the support and pro,- vided with a ratchet-wheel, frame pivoted to the support, knife forming part of the frame, handle on the frame, rack pivoted to the frame, a spring for holding the rack against the ratchet-wheel, and spring or counter-balance for moving the frame in one direction, 95 substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In apaper cutter, the combination of the support, roll of paper resting on the support and provided with a ratchet-wheel, rack for engaging the ratchet-wheel, and means for ico y 7. In n paper-cutter, the combination of the end pieces, roller provided with a ratchetwheel and resting in the end pieces, rack engaging the ratchet-wheel, spring for holding the rack on theV ratohetwlieel, link to which moving the rack to turn the roll of paper to force the feed of the paper, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In n paper-cutter, the combination of a. support, roll of paper resting in the support, l and mechanism, substantially as described, for j the rack is pivoted, spring connecting the link turning the roll of paper to force the feed of I to the base to which the arms are secured, a the pnper7 as set forth. l frame carrying a knife, handle secured to the 6. In apapencutter, the combination of the l frame, and n. link connecting the frame to the support, roller resting in the support, ratehetl rack-link, substantially ns and for the purpose wheel on the roller, rack for engaging the i set forth. ratchet-wheel, link to which the rack is pivoted, spring connecting the link to the hase of LEO EHRLICH.

the support, arm to which the link is pivoted, n frame carrying a knife, and a second lilik connecting the frame to the rack-link, substantially ns and for the pnl-pose set forth.

In presence of- EDWD. S. KNIGHT, Jos. XVAHLE. 

